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Clodd, Edward — (1840 1930) By profession a banker, he was an excellent example of the part time Victorian folklorist: widely read, articulate, and intelligent, making major contributions to the scholarship of the time while holding down a demanding full time … A Dictionary of English folklore
Edward Clodd — (1 July 1840, Margate, Kent ndash; 1930) was an English banker, writer and anthropologist. He cultivated a very wide circle of literary and scientific friends, who periodically met at Whitsun gatherings at his home at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Although … Wikipedia
Alan Clodd — (22 May 1918 24 December 2002) was an Irish publisher, book collector, and dealer. Early lifeBorn in Dublin, Ireland, Alan Clodd went to Bishop s Stortford College and later worked with the insurance firm Scottish Widows. During World War II he… … Wikipedia
Tylor, Edward Burnet — (1832 1917) His interest in ethnology, which developed while travelling in Cuba and Mexico, led to his three influential books, Researches into the Early History of Mankind (1865); Primitive Culture (1871); and Anthropology, an Introduction to … A Dictionary of English folklore
Henry Walter Bates — FRS, FLS, FGS (February 8, 1825 ndash; February 16, 1892) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace in 1848.… … Wikipedia
Thomas Henry Huxley — Woodburytype print of Huxley (1880 or earlier) Born 4 May 1825(1825 05 04) … Wikipedia
History of writing — Writing systems History Grapheme List of writing systems Types Featural alphabet Alphabet Abjad Abugida Syllabary Logography Shorthand … Wikipedia
Paul du Chaillu — Born July 31, 1835 or 1831 location disputed Died April 29, 1903 (1903 04 30) St. Petersburg … Wikipedia
List of atheists (authors) — Authors * Douglas Adams (1952 ndash;2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [ I am a radical Atheist... Adams in an interview by American Atheists… … Wikipedia
Gilbert Murray — George Gilbert Aimé Murray (January 2, 1866 ndash; May 20 1957) was a British [Australian by birth, he returned to Australia in the 1890s for a visit. It has been lamented that perhaps the most famous Australian of his time, [he] expressed no… … Wikipedia
